Automotive Trends

      This wasn’t the first time, and it won’t be the last, that an AT editor was called in for chauffeur duty. And while the 2007 Mitsubishi Outlander did not quite fit the part of a limo, the AT garage was fresh out of Audis. But a bit of elbow grease and some window paint, and this wagon was the Chariot of Love! Yes, I’ll be the first to admit I uttered the words “aw cute!” but I blame it on the atmosphere of the day.

The Auto For Outings

     This is a motivated little SUV for sure. The driving point behind the Outlander is its desire to meet the needs of those driven individuals who need more than just basic transportation. With the blurred lines the crossover designation has created it is little wonder that the Mitsubishi Web site calls the Outlander both an SUV and a crossover. I prefer to call it a cute-ute for a number of reasons, one of which I will get to at the end of our story. A case of mistaken identity? I shall have to ponder on this a while. Read more…